Blackhawks vs. Canadiens Prediction, Odds & Stats - December 18, 2025

Final Score
Central
Dec 18th, 7:00 PM EST
Chicago
Blackhawks
Montreal
Canadiens
1
4
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Scoreboard 1 2 3 Odds
Chicago Blackhawks 18-18-4-3 1 0 0 +5.5
Montreal Canadiens 25-13-2-4 1 0 3 +145

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
01/08/26
Florida Panthers FLA ( 22-18-2-1 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
2   -   6
 Atlantic
01/07/26
St. Louis Blues STL ( 17-19-6-2 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
3   -   7
 Central
01/07/26
Calgary Flames CAL ( 18-22-2-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
1   -   4
 Pacific
01/04/26
Vegas Golden Knights VEG ( 19-11-7-5 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
2   -   3
 Pacific
01/04/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-5-3 )
4   -   3
 Atlantic
01/03/26
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
Washington Capitals WAS ( 22-16-1-5 )
2   -   2
 Central
01/03/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
St. Louis Blues STL ( 17-19-6-2 )
0   -   2
 Atlantic
01/01/26
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-5-3 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
3   -   4
 Central
01/01/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 27-14-1-2 )
7   -   5
 Atlantic
12/30/25
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 24-15-0-5 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
2   -   2
 Metropolitan
12/30/25
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-13-2-4 )
Florida Panthers FLA ( 22-18-2-1 )
3   -   2
 Atlantic
12/28/25
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT ( 21-12-4-5 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 18-18-4-3 )
7   -   3
 Metropolitan

Betting Action

Line History

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
13 14 5-4-0-1 4W 25-8 1260 7-6-2-1 6-8-2-1 14-18-1
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens
17 12 7-1-0-2 3W 15-18 -695 8-9-0-1 9-3-2-1 21-9-3

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u MON:Shots MON:Goals MON:Assists CHI:Shots CHI:Goals CHI:Assists
12/18/2025 MON 4 - CHI 1 MON Under 5.5 35 4 6 15 1 2
10/11/2025 CHI 2 - MON 3 MON Under 6 28 3 6 22 2 4
04/14/2025 MON 3 - CHI 3 CHI Under 6 25 3 6 21 3 6
01/03/2025 CHI 4 - MON 2 CHI Under 6 40 2 4 26 4 8
12/22/2023 CHI 2 - MON 5 MON Over 6 28 5 8 21 2 4
10/14/2023 MON 3 - CHI 2 MON Under 6.5 30 2 4 36 3 4
02/14/2023 MON 4 - CHI 0 MON Under 6 22 0 0 31 4 8
11/25/2022 CHI 2 - MON 2 MON Under 6.5 23 2 3 32 2 3
01/13/2022 CHI 3 - MON 2 CHI Under 5.5 29 2 4 31 3 6
12/09/2021 MON 0 - CHI 2 CHI Under 5.5 25 2 2 30 0 0
01/15/2020 MON 1 - CHI 4 CHI Under 6 28 4 5 33 1 2
03/16/2019 MON 0 - CHI 2 CHI Under 6.5 24 2 4 48 0 0
12/09/2018 CHI 2 - MON 3 MON Under 6 28 3 6 39 2 4
11/05/2017 CHI 0 - MON 2 MON Under 6 35 2 4 38 0 0
10/10/2017 MON 1 - CHI 3 CHI Under 5.5 25 3 5 42 1 0
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/07/2026 CHI 7 - STL 3 W Over 5.5 30 3 3
01/04/2026 CHI 3 - VEG 2 W Under 6 15 2 4
01/03/2026 WAS 2 - CHI 2 W Under 5.5 33 2 3
01/01/2026 CHI 4 - DAL 3 W Over 5.5 25 3 5
12/30/2025 CHI 2 - NYI 2 W Under 5.5 21 2 4
12/28/2025 CHI 3 - PIT 7 L Over 6 24 7 14
12/27/2025 DAL 3 - CHI 3 W Over 5.5 33 3 5
12/23/2025 CHI 1 - PHI 3 L Under 5.5 26 3 6
12/20/2025 OTT 6 - CHI 4 L Over 5.5 24 4 7
12/18/2025 MON 4 - CHI 1 L Under 5.5 15 1 2
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/08/2026 MON 6 - FLA 2 W Over 6 19 6 10
01/07/2026 MON 4 - CAL 1 W Under 6 35 4 7
01/04/2026 DAL 3 - MON 4 (OT) W Over 6 27 3 6
01/03/2026 STL 2 - MON 0 L Under 6 19 2 3
01/01/2026 CAR 5 - MON 7 W Over 6 25 5 10
12/30/2025 FLA 2 - MON 3 (OT) W Under 6 30 2 4
12/28/2025 TB 4 - MON 4 W Over 6 21 4 7
12/23/2025 BOS 2 - MON 6 W Over 6 28 2 3
12/21/2025 PIT 3 - MON 3 W Under 6 31 3 5
12/20/2025 MON 4 - PIT 0 W Under 6 21 4 5

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Montreal Canadiens MON
avg rank edge in rank avg
2.9 8 Goals Per Game 3 3.4
3.1 6 Goals Against Per Game 7 3.2
25.3 23 Shots Per Game 21 25.8
29.7 21 Shots Against Per Game 8 27.0
11.3 8 Shooting % 2 13.1
10.5 8 Opponent Shooting % 15 11.8
-4.4 29 Shot Differential Per Game 18 -1.2
11.3 8 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 2 13.1
.900 3 Save % 5 .880
.890 4 Opponent Save % 2 .870
10.5 6 Penalty Minutes Per Game 5 10.6
0.65 11 Power Play Goals Per Game 10 0.66
0.51 5 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 14 0.68
23.0 7 Power Play % 8 22.7
84.5 3 Penalty Kill % 17 78.7
2.4 1 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 23 1.66

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Season stats rank
Goals 2.86 22
Shots 25.3 31
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 47 26
Penalty Mins 452 7
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.39 5
Shots 25.82 28
Power Play (%) 23 7
Faceoff (%) 50 15
Penalty Mins 466 4
defence
Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Season stats rank
Goals 2.86 22
Shots 25.3 31
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 47 26
Penalty Mins 452 7
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.39 5
Shots 25.82 28
Power Play (%) 23 7
Faceoff (%) 50 15
Penalty Mins 466 4

Injuries

Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Montreal Canadiens MON

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Chicago Vs Montreal Betting Trends

Chicago Blackhawks CHI

Under is 16-7-2 in Blackhawks last 25 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 35-14-3 in Blackhawks last 52 Thursday games.

Blackhawks are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Blackhawks are 47-101 in their last 148 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Under is 4-0-1 in Blackhawks last 5 games as a favorite.

Montreal Canadiens MON

Canadiens are 9-3 in their last 12 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Over is 4-0-1 in Canadiens last 5 Thursday games.

Canadiens are 5-11 in their last 16 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over is 7-2 in Canadiens last 9 games as a favorite.

Canadiens are 9-42 in their last 51 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Western Conference Standings

Eastern Conference Standings

Line Up - Last Game

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Montreal Canadiens
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